BRITAIN is the most corrupt country in the world, according to a Mafia expert.

Leading author Robert Saviano – who lives under police protection after exposing one of Italy’s most powerful organised crime syndicates – said banks are allowing offshore criminals to pump their money into the British economy.

He said: “If I asked you what is the most corrupt place on Earth you might tell me well it’s Afghanistan, maybe Greece, Nigeria, the South of Italy, and I will tell you it’s the UK.